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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

VILLIAM R. BAKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR IO THE MCCORMICKHARVESTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BUNDLE-CARRIER FOR AUTOMATIC GRAIN-BINDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,976, dated April26, 1887.

Application filed August 8, 1884. Serial No. 140,022.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WTLLIAM It. BAKEa-of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of l Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bundle-Carriers for Automatic Grain-Binders, of whichthe following is a specification.

In order to save labor to the shoclrers in collecting and assemblingindividual sheaves dis Io charged from the binder after each distinctbinding operation, receptacles or bundle-carriers have of late yearsbeen attached to the machine to receive and carry the sheaves as theydrop fully bound until a sufficient number have accumulated to form ashock, when the receptacle is opened and all deposited on the ground ina lump. Usually the entire la# bor of opening the receptacle has fallenupon the driver or attendant, unduly taxing his at- 2o tention andstrength.

My invention has for its object to accomplish this by a frictionconnection with the harvester-gearing, readily thrown into operation bythe driver; and it consists in combin- 2 5 ing with a hinged gravitatingbundle-carrier a rope or band leading therefrom to a frictiondrum on theharvester, a constantly-driven friction-disk arranged for engagementwith said drum, and alever controlled by the driver,

3o whereby such engagement is caused at will; in

combining with a hinged gravitating bundle carrier a rope or bandleading therefrom to a friction-drum on the harvester, aconstantlydriven friction-disk arranged for engagement with said drum, alever controlled by the driver, whereby such engagement is caused atwill, a stop upon the band, and a check arm or yoke upon the frame,against which said stop strikes when the carrier is fully open,

4o thereby sufficiently breaking the connection between the drum andfriction-disk to leave the carrier stationary until the sheaves aredischarged and the driver releases his lever; in

a bundle-carrier of novel construction, and in such combinations anddetails as are hereinafter more particularly pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a rear elevation of so much of a harvesterand binding table,

5o in connection with my improvement,as is nec- (No model.) Patented inEngland July 19,1884,N0. 10,330.

essary to an explanation thereof. Fig. 2 is an elevation from thestubble end of the machine. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of thefrictiongearing and certain accessories, as shown in the previousfigures. Fig. 4 is a vertical lon- 5 5 gitudinal section, Fig. 5 is anend elevation, and Fi g. 6' is a top view, of the preferred form of saidgearing. Fig. 7 is a detail thereof.

A represents the elevator-frame, of usual shape 5 B, the drivers seatmounted on a plank 6o inside the elevator, or where otherwise requiredby the exigencies of the machine; and l) is the binding-table. Theautomatic binding mechanism customarily employed in connection with suchtable is not shown; but it will be understood that the operation of myimprovement has no relation to any particular form or type of binder orbinding-table.

Two supporting-frames, formed of crossed bars E E, are bolted, one tothefront rail and 7o sill and the other to the rear rail and sill of theelevator-frame. To the lower bars of these. two frames,im mediatelybeneath the tail-board of the binding-receptacle, is secured a board,

F, forming the inner member of the bundlereceptacle. This board isattached by means of pivots or hinges under such arrangement that arule-j oint is formed, whereby said hinges permit it to fall to asloping position, but hold it rigidly against further descent, that itmay 8o form a bundlechute to direct the sheaves easily upon the carrier.l

The bundlecarrier proper,G, is composed of an open frame-work of barsand slats secured together by cross-pieces or ties, which will advisablybe of metal. It is hung from the upper bars of the cross-pieces by meansof bails g g', which take into notches in the outer ends of said bars,and are secured therein by hooks orlatches, or otherwise. From the outerside 9o of the swinging carrier rises a long lever-arm,

H, the top of which is brought substantially in line with the rear ofthe elevator and almost on a level with the head of the elevator at thatpoint. By means of this lever the carrier can be swung backupon itssupports;

but when the lever is released said carrier will gravitate until itsinner side closes beneath and against the edge of the above-mentionedhinged board, and as it continues to close lifts roo said boardslightly, so that a close joint may be established from the moment saidinner side meets the edge of the board and before the carrier is fullyclosed.

The pinion I on the rear gudgeon of the upper elevator-roller drives anidler, i, which communicates motion to a spur and friction gear, i2,mounted loosely upon a short spindle supported in brackets on the topbar of the elevator-frame. On the same spindle and alongside ofthefriction-gear is loosely mounted a drum, K, having a limited motionlongitudinally of the spindle. On the spindle, at the end away from thepinion, is also mounted a thimble, K', which, after encircling-fthespindle close to the hub of the friction-drum, bridges the adjacentbracket standard and caps, and is steadied by the protruding end of thespindle. Between the drum-hub and the thimble a washer may be inserted.The thimble does not t close on each side of the standard which itbridges, but is allowed a limited play longitudinally of the spindle,notwithstanding the bridge. Against the cap on this thimble presses oneend of a crank-lever, k, pivoted in a sleeve, k, from the bracketsupporting the drum, and depending diagonally along the inner rear strutof the elevator to a position near the standard of the drivers seat,where its lower end is connected by a strap or link with the treadle Lconvenient for operation by the driver. Thus when the driver pressesupon the treadle, or with his heel presses upon the strap between thetreadle and lever, the friction-drum will be caused to engage with itscorresponding gear, which is vcontinually driven from the elevator-roll,and the drum will be driven by the friction-grip ensuing between thetwo. As a modication, the thimble may be omitted and the end of thelever caused to yoke with a groove or recess in the hub of the drum, asindicated in Fig. 3. In such case the lever may be straight and theposition and character of its pivot somewhat altered, as shown.

4To the upper end of the lever, on the bundle-carrier, is attached oneend of a rope or cord, M, the other end being wound upon the drum, sothat when the drum isY engaged with its friction-gear and revolving thiscord will be taken in and the lever operated to open the carrier. k

Near to the drum is placed a guide or check yoke, through which the cordpasses, and upon the cord is adjusted a block, so that when sufficientof the cord has been wound up upon the drum to open the bundle-carrierto its full extent this block comes against the stop or check yoke andprevents a further length being wound, as `the friction-grip between thedrum and gear will be overcome sufficiently to permit the gear torevolve while the drum remains stationary,holdingthe cord,and therebythe carrier, open until all the sheaves have been discharged, when thedriver, releasing his pressure on the foot treadle or strap, willrebetween the drum and lease the drum from further frictional contactwith the gear, and the gravity of the carrier will unwind the cord andclose the receptacle.

Instead of the direct connection of the rope or cord with the top ofthelever,asheave may be mounted on said lever and the rope led from thedrum over the sheave and then returned, and its free end fastened to thedrum-bracket or to an eye thereon, or near thereto, thus decreasing thelabor on the drum and opening the carrier with less violence. K

The cross-frames which support the swinging carrier are adopted as aconvenience, and because they afford a simple, strong, and efflcientmeans of attachingand suspending the carrier from the ordinary harvesterframe without any structural changes in that frame. I do not intend,however, to be limited to these precise means for the support of thecarrier, although considering them the simplest and most efficient. Y,Nor do I intend to be limited to a carrier of the precise shape shown sofar as my improvement relates to operating the bundle-carrier by meansof a friction connection with the harvester-gearing, nor to the specificfriction connection described, as there are several well known forms` offrictionclutch.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the hinged gravitatingbundle-carrier, of the rope or band leading therefrom to a friction-drumon the harvester,a driven gear or disk arranged for frictionalengagement with said drum,and alever controlled by the driver, wherebysuch engagement is caused at will.

2. In combination with the hinged gravitating bundle-carrier, a rope orband leading therefrom to a friction-drum on the harvester, a drivengear or disk arranged for frictional engagement with said drum,a levercontrolled by the driver, whereby such engagement is caused at will, astop upon the band, and a check arm or yoke upon the frame, againstwhich said stop strikes when the carrier is fully open to overcome thefrictional engagement gear.

3. The combination,substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of thegravitating bundle-carrier, its lever-arm, the spur and friction geardriven from the pinion on the upper elevatorroller, a friction-drum onthe same spindle as said friction-gear, a lever arranged to press saiddrum longitudinally of the spindle and into engagement with the gear,and the rope or band connecting the drum with the lever on thebundle-carrier.

4. The combination, with the binding-receptacle, of the hingedgravitating board or bundle-chute sloping outward from beneath the tailof said receptacle,and checked against further descent in such slopingposition,while free to rise therefrom, and the gravitatingbundle-carrier arranged in such manner that as it closes its inner endpasses beneath the edge of said board and lifts it slightly.

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5. The combination of the cross frames drum, bridging thesupportingstandard at bolted to the front and rear rails and sills, thethat end and capping the outer end of the inclined board hinged to thelower members shaft7 the lever bearing against the head or of therespective cross-frames,and the bundlecrown of the cap, and a connectionbetween 15 5 carrier slung from the upper members of said the drum andthe bundle-carrier, whereby the frames. latter is tilted when the drumis set in motion.

6. The combination,substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of thehinged bundIe-carrier7 YVILLIAM R BAKER' Witnesses:

JOHN V. A. HAsBRoOK, PAUL ARNOLD.

the driven frictionwheel, the friotiondrum 1o mounted on the same shaftor spindle, the thimble encircling the shaft near the hub of the

